Mahjong game set

ABSTRACT

A mahjong game set has a table and four mahjong tile sets. A tabletop of the table has a concaved surface and multiple tile holders; wherein each tile holder has multiple tile standing recesses and multiple tile displaying recesses. Each mahjong tile set has multiple mahjong tiles respectively having different pattern surfaces or character surfaces, and each mahjong tile is spherical. When playing a mahjong match using the mahjong game set, each player selects a mahjong tile and throws the selected mahjong tile hard into the concaved surface of the table. The spherical mahjong tile rolls in the concaved surface and does not slip out of the tabletop. The players get sufficient exercise by throwing the mahjong tiles

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a mahjong game set and moreparticularly to a mahjong game set having exercise effect.

2. Description of Related Art

Mahjong game is a traditionally Chinese strategy game having at least144 mahjong tiles, and played by four players seated around a table.

When playing mahjong game, players are seated around a table and draw ormove mahjong tiles with slight and slow moving of the hands. Further, acomplete mahjong match usually takes several hours, which means playershave to be seated sedentarily and move very little for a long timeduring a mahjong match.

In addition, some players throw mahjong tiles hard for entertainment aswell as exercising. However, a tabletop of a table for playing mahjonggame is usually a smooth plane. The mahjong tiles may slip out of thetabletop during a mahjong match. With this concern, the players cannotthrow the mahjong tiles too hard, and the exercise effect is hencelimited

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The main objective of the invention is to provide a mahjong game sethaving exercise effect for players playing mahjong matches with themahjong game set.

The mahjong game set comprises a table and four mahjong tile sets; thetable has a concaved surface formed on a center of a tabletop of thetable and also has multiple tile holders; wherein each tile holder hasmultiple tile standing recesses and multiple tile displaying recessesconcavely formed on the tile holder; each mahjong tile set has multiplemahjong tiles respectively having different pattern surfaces orcharacter surfaces, each mahjong tile is spherical and can be placed inthe concaved surface, the tile standing recess or the tile displayingrecess of the table.

When players play a mahjong match with the mahjong game set, each playerselects a mahjong tile and throws the selected mahjong tile hard intothe concaved surface of the table. The spherical mahjong tiles roll inthe concaved surface and do not slip out of the table. The players getenough exercise from throwing the mahjong tiles during the mahjong matchso that the players feel comfortable even for a long time of sitting.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a table of a mahjong game set inaccordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the table of the mahjong game set in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a mahjong tile of the mahjong game setin FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an operational view of a tile holder of the table of themahjong game set in FIG. 1, showing an opening of a mahjong match;

FIG. 5 is another operational view of the tile holder of the table ofthe mahjong game set in FIG. 1, showing a matching of a mahjong match;and

FIG. 6 is another operational view of the tile holder of the table ofthe mahjong game set in FIG. 1, showing an ending of a mahjong match.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

With reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, a preferred embodiment of a mahjong gameset in accordance with the present invention comprises a table 10 andfour mahjong tile sets.

With reference to FIGS. 1, 3 and 4, the table 10 is square, and has aconcaved surface 12 and four tile holders 13.

The concaved surface 12 is formed on a tabletop 11 of the table 10.

The four tile holders 13 are respectively mounted on four sides of atable edge of the tabletop 11. Each tile holder 13 has twenty-seven tilestanding recesses 131 and twenty-seven tile displaying recesses 132formed on the tile holder 13. The tile displaying recesses 132 areformed between the tile standing recesses 131 and the table edge of thetabletop 11. The tile standing recesses 131 are formed at intervals andarranged in a first line. The tile displaying recesses 132 are alsoformed at intervals and arranged in a second line. The first line andthe second line are parallel to each other. A horizontal cross sectionof the tile standing recess 131 is circular, and a horizontal crosssection of the tile displaying recesses 132 is oval.

Each mahjong tile set has twenty-seven mahjong tiles 21 respectivelyhaving different pattern surfaces or character surfaces. Each mahjongtile set includes nine circle mahjong tiles 21A, nine character mahjongtiles 21B and nine bamboo mahjong tiles 21C. The nine circle mahjongtiles 21A of each mahjong tile set respectively have a pattern surface,and the nine pattern surfaces respectively have one circle, two circles,till sequentially up to nine circles. The nine character mahjong tiles21B of each mahjong tile set respectively have a character surfacehaving a set of Chinese characters representing numerals sequentiallyfrom “

” (meaning ten thousand in English), “

” (meaning twenty thousand in English), till up to Chinese character “

” (means ninety thousand in English). Each mahjong tile set includes oneof the nine bamboo mahjong tiles 21C having a pattern surface having abird and the other eight bamboo mahjong tiles 21C respectively having apattern surface having sequentially two straight lines, three straightlines, till up to nine straight lines. Each mahjong tile is an ovalsphere and has the pattern surface or the character surface on a side ofthe mahjong tile.

Four players are required for playing a mahjong match with the mahjonggame set in accordance with the present invention. All the mahjong tiles21 are put in an opaque bag, and each player draws twenty-seven mahjongtiles 21 from the bag until all the mahjong tiles 21 are drawn by theplayers. With further reference to FIG. 4, when a player has three orfour mahjong tiles 21 having the same pattern surfaces or the samecharacter surfaces, the player puts the three or four mahjong tiles 21with same pattern/character surfaces respectively into the adjacent tiledisplaying recesses 132 of the tile holder 13 in front of the player.The horizontal cross section of the tile displaying recess 132 is oval,such that a mahjong tile 21 can lie in the tile displaying recess 132and a side of the mahjong tile 21 having a pattern surface or acharacter surface faces upward to show the mahjong tile 21 to otherplayers. The rest of the mahjong tiles 21 are respectively put into thetile standing recesses 131. The horizontal cross section of the tilestanding recess 131 is circular, such that a mahjong tile 21 can bepositioned upright in the tile standing recess 131. Then the side of themahjong tile 21 having the pattern surface or the character surfacefaces to the player such that the rest of the mahjong tiles 21 are notseen by other players.

With reference to FIGS. 1 and 5, after all the mahjong tiles 21 aresorted by the players, the mahjong match starts. Each player selects oneof his mahjong tiles 21 and throws the selected mahjong tile 21 hardinto the concaved surface 12. All the players throw the selected mahjongtile 21 in turn. When another player has two mahjong tiles 21 having thesame pattern surfaces or the same character surfaces as the thrownmahjong tile 21, the player can announce out loudly “Pong” and draw thethrown mahjong tile 21. Then the player puts the three same mahjongtiles 21 into his tile displaying recesses 132, selects a mahjong tile21 from his tile standing recesses 131 and throws the selected mahjongtile 21 hard into the concaved surface 12. Optionally, when anotherplayer has three mahjong tiles 21 having same pattern surfaces orcharacter surfaces as the thrown mahjong tile 21, the player canannounce out loudly “Kong” and draw the thrown mahjong tile 21. Then theplayer puts the four same mahjong tiles 21 into his tile displayingrecesses 132, selects a mahjong tile 21 from his tile standing recesses131 and throws the selected mahjong tile 21 hard into the concavedsurface 12. Then the same process as above resumes again. With furtherreference to FIG. 6, the above-mentioned process keeps going until oneplayer has no mahjong tile 21 in his tile standing recess 131 and winsthe mahjong match.

In the process of the mahjong match using the mahjong game set inaccordance with the present invention, each player has to throw themahjong tiles 21 hard, such that the players get enough exercise fromthe process of the mahjong match.

In other preferred embodiments of a mahjong game set in accordance withthe present invention, a quantity of the mahjong tiles of each mahjongtile set can be increased or decreased, and the pattern surfaces orcharacter surfaces of the mahjong tiles can also be changed under apremise that the players can distinguish the mahjong tiles. The tileholders of the table can be adjusted for two, three or more than fourplayers. The mahjong tile can be a sphere as long as the mahjong tilecan roll in the concaved surface of the table.

Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the presentinvention have been set forth in the foregoing description, togetherwith details of the structure and features of the invention, thedisclosure is illustrative only. Changes may be made in the details,especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts withinthe principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by thebroad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims areexpressed.

What is claimed is:
 1. A mahjong game set having exercise effectcomprising: a table having a concaved surface formed on a center of atabletop of the table; and multiple tile holders; wherein each tileholder has multiple tile standing recesses and multiple tile displayingrecesses concavely formed on the tile holder; and four mahjong tilesets; wherein each mahjong tile set has multiple mahjong tilesrespectively having different pattern surfaces or character surfaces,each mahjong tile is spherical and can be placed in the concavedsurface, the tile standing recess or the tile displaying recess of thetable.
 2. The mahjong game set as claimed in claim 1, wherein eachmahjong tile is an oval sphere; a horizontal cross section of the tilestanding recess is circular, and a horizontal cross section of the tiledisplaying recesses is oval.
 3. The mahjong game set as claimed in claim1, wherein the tile standing recesses are formed at intervals andarranged in a first line; the tile displaying recesses are formed atintervals and arranged in a second line; the first line and the secondline are parallel to each other.
 4. The mahjong game set as claimed inclaim 2, wherein the tile standing recesses are formed at intervals andarranged in a first line; the tile displaying recesses are formed atintervals and arranged in a second line; the first line and the secondline are parallel to each other.
 5. The mahjong game set as claimed inclaim 1, wherein the tile holders are mounted on a table edge of thetabletop.
 6. The mahjong game set as claimed in claim 2, wherein thetile holders are mounted on a table edge of the tabletop.
 7. The mahjonggame set as claimed in claim 4, wherein the tile holders are mounted ona table edge of the tabletop.
 8. The mahjong game set as claimed inclaim 1 comprising four tile holders.
 9. The mahjong game set as claimedin claim 2 comprising four tile holders.
 10. The mahjong game set asclaimed in claim 7 comprising four tile holders.
 11. The mahjong gameset as claimed in claim 1, wherein each mahjong tile set hastwenty-seven mahjong tiles.
 12. The mahjong game set as claimed in claim2, wherein each mahjong tile set has twenty-seven mahjong tiles
 13. Themahjong game set as claimed in claim 10, wherein each mahjong tile sethas twenty-seven mahjong tiles; each tile holder has twenty-seven tilestanding recesses and twenty-seven tile displaying recesses.
 14. Themahjong game set as claimed in claim 11, wherein each mahjong tile setincludes nine circle mahjong tiles, nine character mahjong tiles andnine bamboo mahjong tiles.
 15. The mahjong game set as claimed in claim12, wherein each mahjong tile set includes nine circle mahjong tiles,nine character mahjong tiles and nine bamboo mahjong tiles.
 16. Themahjong game set as claimed in claim 13, wherein each mahjong tile setincludes nine circle mahjong tiles, nine character mahjong tiles andnine bamboo mahjong tiles.
 17. The mahjong game set as claimed in claim14, wherein the nine circle mahjong tiles of each mahjong tile setrespectively have a pattern surface, the nine pattern surfacesrespectively having one circle, two circles, till sequentially up tonine circles; the nine character mahjong tiles of each mahjong tile setrespectively have a character surface having a set of Chinese charactersrepresenting numerals sequentially from ten thousand, twenty thousand,till up to ninety thousand; each mahjong tile set includes one of thenine bamboo mahjong tiles having a pattern surface having a bird and theother eight bamboo mahjong tiles respectively having a pattern surfacehaving sequentially two straight lines, three straight lines, till up tonine straight lines.
 18. The mahjong game set as claimed in claim 15,wherein the nine circle mahjong tiles of each mahjong tile setrespectively have a pattern surface, the nine pattern surfacesrespectively having one circle, two circles, till sequentially up tonine circles; the nine character mahjong tiles of each mahjong tile setrespectively have a character surface having a set of Chinese charactersrepresenting numerals sequentially from ten thousand, twenty thousand,till up to ninety thousand; each mahjong tile set includes one of thenine bamboo mahjong tiles having a pattern surface having a bird and theother eight bamboo mahjong tiles respectively having a pattern surfacehaving sequentially two straight lines, three straight lines, till up tonine straight lines.
 19. The mahjong game set as claimed in claim 16,wherein the nine circle mahjong tiles of each mahjong tile setrespectively have a pattern surface, the nine pattern surfacesrespectively having one circle, two circles, till sequentially up tonine circles; the nine character mahjong tiles of each mahjong tile setrespectively have a character surface having a set of Chinese charactersrepresenting numerals sequentially from ten thousand, two thousand, tillup to ninety thousand; each mahjong tile set includes one of the ninebamboo mahjong tiles having a pattern surface having a bird and theother eight bamboo mahjong tiles respectively having a pattern surfacesequentially having two straight lines, three straight lines, till up tonine straight lines.